Magnetic Resonance Imaging Service for Biomedical Research

The Magnetic Resonance Imaging Service for Biomedical Research (SRMIB) offers users a range of techniques for magnetic resonance imaging of the human body. These include, among others, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

This Service has a multidisciplinary vocation and integration between clinical and basic research, and offers a wide range of equipment for the study of brain response in both physiological and pathological conditions.

Applications

The existing infrastructure at SRMIB offers a range of applications in both research and clinical settings:

• MRI imaging: allows obtaining very clear and detailed images of the anatomy of the brain and, in general, of the entire organism.
• Diffusion tensor imaging: records the diffusion of water molecules in biological tissues. Axons can be detected by fractional anisotropy, allowing the generation of interconnection maps between areas.
• Proton MRI spectroscopy: provides information on the chemical composition of brain areas and secondarily allows the study of metabolic pathways.
• Functional MRI imaging: allows us to know which areas of the brain are active when a task is performed by measuring changes in vascular flow and deoxyhemoglobin concentration (BOLD signal) that under physiological conditions are usually coupled to neuronal activity.
• Electrophysiological studies: simultaneous to the acquisition of magnetic resonance imaging.

Equipment

• SIGNA Premier 3.0T Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (1)(2)
• Sensory stimulation systems compatible with the MRI environment.
• MRI-compatible physiological and behavioral response recording systems.

Financing

The infrastructure for this service has been partially financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

1. Grants for the acquisition of scientific and technical equipment under the State Subprogram for Research Infrastructure and Scientific and Technical Equipment (State Plan for R&D&I 2017-2020). Reference: EQC2019-005628-P
2. Project co-financed with ERDF funds corresponding to the Multiregional Operational Programme for Knowledge-based Economy and the Regional Operational Programmes of the objective Regional Competitiveness and Employment of the programming period 2007-2013 (project UNLL08-3E-016)

Quality certification

This service has been certified by AENOR according to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Spanish | English

Quality certifications

This service has been certified by AENOR according to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Spanish | English